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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three: Pages 272 through 328.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After mourning for a year, what did MM and her family purify?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Food.
(c) Candles.
(d) Beddings.

2. Why did Kanetada's wife give her daughter up for adoption to MM?
(a) She was considering becoming a nun.
(b) She was too poor to care for the child.
(c) She was becoming ill.
(d) She was not a good mother.

3. In the event of his death, for how many months did Fujiwara request MM mourn before remarrying?
(a) Twenty-four.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

4. Why did Fujiwara leave home after he became ill?
(a) He did not want MM to see his decline.
(b) He did not want to get his son sick.
(c) He was afraid he would never see his first wife again.
(d) He did not think MM could handle caring for him.

5. In what place was the minister forced to accept duties?
(a) Kyoto.
(b) Kyusha.
(c) Hase.
(d) Uji.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Fujiwara suggest that MM should do if she was dissatisfied with him as a spouse?

2. In what season did MM and Fujiwara move into her father's old house?

3. Who became notably absent from MM's life after she moved in with her father?

4. What did Michitsuna send to the woman he admired at the festival?

5. How did the Prince treat the problems of his new neighbors, Fujiwara, and MM?

(see the answer key)

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